Description:

H.B. Fuller is seeking a pragmatic, experienced, and business-minded attorney to join its Business Counsel team as Senior Business Counsel. This highly-visible role serves as a strategic advisor and trusted business partner to commercial and functional leaders across the Americas, helping to drive commercial growth, operational excellence, and key business initiatives.

Reporting to the Vice President, Assistant General Counsel - Business Counsel, the Senior Business Counsel will work closely with business and functional leadership teams, gaining broad exposure to commercial, operational, compliance, and strategic matters across the globe.

This role goes beyond a traditional commercial counsel position and offers a unique opportunity for an attorney who enjoys partnering directly with the business, influencing decision-making, and solving complex challenges in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. If you are looking for an opportunity to work on sophisticated matters while maintaining close partnerships with business leaders, we encourage you to apply.

The Senior Business Counsel will provide practical, solutions-oriented legal support to commercial and functional teams across the Americas and collaborate with colleagues around the world. Key responsibilities include:

Serve as lead legal advisor for designated business units and/or corporate functions, serving on leadership teams and providing strategic legal guidance.
Advise on a broad range of commercial, operational, and regulatory matters.
Support business growth initiatives, including joint ventures, acquisitions, integrations, and other strategic projects.
Shape practical contracting approaches, templates, playbooks, and processes that improve efficiency, enhance the client experience, and leverage the company's CLM tool.
Structure, negotiate, and advise on a wide variety of commercial agreements, strategic transactions, and customer and supplier arrangements.
Collaborate with the Ethics & Compliance team on investigations, compliance initiatives, policy development, and training.
Advise on corporate governance and entity management matters.
Develop and deliver engaging legal training and guidance on relevant legal and compliance topics.
Manage outside counsel in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
Translate complex legal and compliance concepts into clear, business-oriented recommendations.
Proactively provide forward-looking, actionable and risk-based legal advice in a complex environment.

Minimum Requirements:

Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution.
Licensed to practice law in at least one relevant jurisdiction.
Minimum seven years' legal experience, including business counseling experience.
Demonstrated success partnering with cross-functional and global business teams.
Experience advising senior leaders on complex, multi-faceted issues.
Ability to influence in a matrixed environment across businesses and functions and think strategically to achieve long-term goals.
Comfort with ambiguity and ability balance legal risk with commercial objectives in a fast-paced, fast-growing environment.
Attention to detail, strong organizational skills, ability to manage multiple matters at once, and ability to adjust to changing priorities.
Strong team player (no job is too small or too large) and willingness to take on additional responsibilities as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

Business proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese.
In-house legal experience at a multinational corporation.
Experience in manufacturing, chemicals, industrial products, or related industries.
Experience coordinating legal support across multiple jurisdictions in the Americas.
Ability to structure, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of commercial and strategic transactions to achieve practical, value-driven outcomes while balancing legal risk.
Knowledge of relevant trade compliance, customs, and import-export regimes.
Experience advising on employment issues, corporate governance, privacy, or compliance matters.